Street Renaissance Antics on Atlantic Avenue
Yesterday was the Atlantic Antic, the annual, day-long festival along Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue, in its 32nd year now. What a beautiful day. You'd be hard-pressed to find a place where as diverse a range of people and activities are brought together in such a natural and comfortable way:
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Ethan Kent
3:09 PM EDT on September 18, 2006
Yesterday was the Atlantic Antic, the annual, day-long festival along Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue, in its 32nd year now. What a beautiful day. You’d be hard-pressed to find a place where as diverse a range of people and activities are brought together in such a natural and comfortable way:
This is what Atlantic Avenue looked like on Sunday.
This is what Atlantic Avenue looks like on a “normal” day…
A police officer holds back a handful of cars for throngs of people to cross the street.
Traffic doesn’t belly dance!
Businesses and institutions along the avenue showcased themselves and connected to passersby.
There were experiments with alternative forms of transportation.
And on Monday it’s back to work.
Ethan Kent practices Placemaking as a Vice President with Project for Public Spaces. His experiences photographing, evaluating and helping to improve public spaces in hundreds of cities around the world form the foundation of his work. Ethan helped found the NYC Streets Renaissance Campaign and leads PPSs efforts in NYC, managing PPSs role in the campaign.
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